How to reset the admin password in Drupal 9
Last modified on July 24, 2026 • 1 min read • 39 wordsHow to reset the admin password in Drupal 9

- Go to the base folder of the drupal installation
- Generate the hash for your password: php core/scripts/password-hash.sh ’newpasswd'
- Execute in mysql: UPDATE users_field_data SET pass=‘hash_result_from_previous_command_goes_here’ WHERE uid = 1;
- Clear the cache: DELETE FROM cache_entity WHERE cid = ‘values:user:1’;